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El Llano Restaurant

August 6, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS SUCH AS STEAK AND EGG NOT REMINDED ON THE MENU FOR ITS CONSUMER ADVISORY. INSTRUCTED TO REMIND ALL FOODS THAT MAY BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED ON THE MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
code 25
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BAR AREA MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
code 45
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: NOTED THE WASH AND RINSE SIGNAGE AT THE DISH ROOM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK REVERSED. RINSE BIN MUST BE AT THE ATTACHED DRAINBOARD SIDE OF THE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SWITCH SIGNAGE.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE KITCHEN TALL REACH-IN FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS A SPLASH GUARD AT THE COOKS LINE METAL RACK SHELVING. MUST BE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE MATERIAL.----MUST NOT USE TOWELS AS LINER FOR DISHROOM GREASE TRAP. MUST BE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE WASHROOM AND AT THE DISH AREA MUST BE REPLACED.-----DIRTY FLOOR SURROUNDING THE DISH ROOM GREASE TRAP.----DIRTY WALL UNDER AND BEHIND THE DISH ROOM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.-----BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE DISH ROOM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE. • ALL UNUSED COOLERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2576929 NOT CORRECTED FROM 6-7-23 #39- NOTED 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AND REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH FOOD ITEMS STORED AT THE DINING AREA NOT PROTECTED.. MUST RELOCATE EQUIPMENT TO A MORE PROTECTED AREA PROVIDE A LOCK FOR THE REFRIGERATIONS.#47-NOTED CARDBOARD BOXES USED TO LINE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.#47- NOTED CARDBOARD BOXES USED TO LINE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.#55- NOTED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS LEADING TO THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 7, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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